bummer

Example Sentences

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In those years, all the cool surf brands made cute surf clothing, but the emphasis was decidedly more on the aesthetic than the function, which was a bummer when it came to, you know, surfing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

That’s a bummer, but at least there’s no shoveling involved.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

As Woody puts it in a bummer of a one-liner, “toys are for play, but tech is for everything.”

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

It’s a bummer it took so long to get his remarkable talent to a winning team, and of course it had to be the Dodgers, but: It worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

That was kind of a bummer, but okay.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio